Loading...
HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1967-03-02, Page 1©fjr jirst Column also recorded a rheumatism and “Take 1 oz. syrup By & J. K, NEWS-RECORD coirpspond- ent. in Bayfield is Audrey Bellr chamber, a lady With an eye for unusual news. Thfe week, Mrs, Bellcliambei’ has done her­ self proud' by contributing an article which we are please to include in The First Cohuim. The diary to which Mi’S. Bell­ chamber- refers was -obtained, by her from Mr, and Mrs. - Fred Weston, Bayfield. Mr. Weston is a distant nephew of the grand ’old-gentleman who wrote'it.' „ # “Among the first settlers ,on the Bayfield Line was the late James Stonehousei. "jytr, Stonchoiuse farmed and also opei’ated a saw prill. The following excerpts are from his diary; Feb. 4. 1857, he recorded he had sold 50 bushels of wheat at Stratford for $141.13; . ’ “Feb, .20 entry reads the weather was fine and he had spent the day sawing and piling, lumber; had also, paid a don­ ation of $10 to the Upper Can­ ada Building Society; obviously a methodical.' man, Mr. Stone- house noted that sometime in 1864 he paid a kitchen cleaning woman * $12 for twelve days work; • ■ • v ' Entries in Jan’., 1866 record the purchase of 74 lbs, of pork for $3.70. ■ ’ “During 1867, the name “Maggie” appears frequently, Whetting one’s curwousity; sub­ sequently readings show “Mag-, gie” was a horse .with an un­ fortunate habit of gettiing/stuck in the river! “In 1869, he bought 77 lbs of beef for $4.36 and in the year of .1872, 119 lbs. of Beef' cost him- $5.35. “There is recipe for back-ache of sarsaparilla; 1 oz. tonis root compound; fill bottle with high grade whisky and shake well.” “(‘There’s 'mention' of one tablespoon being the required dose,, do you suppose it was every time; one felt a twinge of pain!) “In 1889 he attended the fun- eraLpfj a; neighbour, John Magee ’ who”died’ AprE 16, at the age of. 96. “Then we come to 1890 and Mr. Stonehouse records he pur­ chased at Whiddons Store: 8 lbs. sugar, 50c; bread.6c a loaf; lbs. butter, 30c; and a gal­ lon of: coal oil for 20c. “Further up. Main Street, Ed­ wards store had brooms for 20c each;' a straw, 'hat,. 20c;. 13c bought a lb; of cheese; and the special -for the- week, was 10 lbs, sugar for 50c. “The entry for' May 29, 1900, shows .that Brandion’s Butcher Shop sold him a Boil of Beef,' 16c; .1 lb. steak, 12c and a roast of beef for 30c.‘”. * * , *. : WE NOTE teat the late Mr. StonehouSe was keenly inter­ ested in ..prices of those days as we are -the price of today. 'Chances are he thought they were high enough or he might never- have recorded them. It is our thought that many more people throughout the district might have diaries, ((Continued on page ten) . The Weather 1967 1966 High Low High Low THE NEW ERA 102nd Year The Home Paper With the /News ■ CHSS Queen Crowning ~ Miss: Gloria Prest, .a. grade 13 'student was 'crowned queen- at the annual At-Home last Friday ' , evening in CHSS auditorium by last year’s: queen, Miss Lorraine Deveau. Miss Prest-, is the daughter of Sergeant and Mrs. Wallace A. Prest/Adastral Park. Five other girls vied for the crown. Miss Prest was chosen by a vote of the over 1,200 stu- .; dents attending the local school. .. (CHSS Photo) N e ws-Record . . : • • . THE'HURPN RECORD— 86th Year I CLINTON/ONTARIO, THURSDAY, MARCH 2, 1967 ............. -c ———- Clinton and Arfea Scouting Groups Observe 60th Anniversary At Centennial Rally at CFB Centre Last Sunday, CFB Clintorr was the scene of a. large' Cen- 'tennjal Scout and Guide Rally celebrating the 60th anniver- ’ sary of the world' scouting movement, The. rally, was. jointly sponsored by the scout and guide groups, from CJ-int, ton, and Adastral Park; the'. Bayfield .cub . pack also ait-., tended. * ' 1 ; Approximately 500 guides,, scouts, brownies and cubs participated in the day-long affair. Th’e rally commenced With a morning church parade and in the afternoon a numA per of skits were put on -in the 'Base Recreation Centre; by the various groups in; at-/ tendance.- In addition a nwA her of. colourful''exhibits de­ picting the various phases df•' the scout -and guide move<' megts were also displayed in the Recreation Centre. 'L Miss Susan Russell, who is presently working toward the attainment of the'gold cord, a very highly prized guide award, and Calvin Davis, both of Adastral Park wfire the co-hosts for the afternoon’s activities, For the past1 several weeks members of the various scout and guide organizations in the local area have been working Very diligently on their own individual versions of the of­ ficial Baden Powell Centen- nal Crest. Therefore the high­ light of the day's activities had to. be the presentation of prizes to winners olf the vari­ ous , classes entered in this special centennial contest. Overall winner of the crest contest was Geoff Gibb of Adastral Park. In the evening all participants were treated to a, skating party in’ -the Base arena. $5.00 Per Year—12 Cents Per Copy—-10 Pages Clinton Man Sentenced Jail and penitentiary terms t’otallihg three years were imr posed on Rolbert WeSley Glazier/ 20, Clinton, when h«?k appeared'' in magistrate’s court'' in Gode­ rich last Friday. His driver’s licence was also suspended for six months. Glazier pleaded guilty to ah charges against him.- Concurrent two-year , ’terms- were imposed by Magistrate Glenn Hays tor each of the fdl- \ Promotions Announced at CFB Clinton ■ ■■ ■■. • ■ - , ? ■ Base Commander G/C K. R. Greenaway announced last week the promo­ tion of eight airmen based at CFB Clinton. Shown wearing their new insignia are: front row, left to right; Flight Sgt. L. L. Himmelman (transportation con­ troller;) ■; Fit. Sgt E. Bullough (cook)'.back row, left to right/Cpl. T. M. D. Fitz­ gerald (supply technician); Cpl. I. J. McDonald (radar technician); Cpl. Y. W. Fitzgerald (cook); Cpl. W. D. Smith (radar technician). Missing are: Cpl. L. A. Girod (firefighter) and Cpl. M. W. Kelly (physical training instructor). z (CFB Clinton Photo) ................... -................................................... ................ —.................... ........................ .............. , ................................i lowing offences: Break, enter "and theft at Dougherty’s ‘Garage, Blyth, January 25; . Break, enter 'and theft at Blyth Turnip Plant, January ,25; Break and enter with intent at . United Dairy Co-op,’ Blyth, January 25; . Break, enter, and theft at Ted Smith's Garage, Wpoxeter, Jan­ uary 25. Consecutive two-month jail terms were imposed for: Break, enter and theft at Cen­ tralia Farmers’ Supply,-January 18; ‘ . ■ Break and enter with intent at Cunningham's Garage, Ethel, January 23; ■ . ' . ’Break, enter ’ and 'theft at Snell’s Implement Shqp, RR 3, Blyth, January 20. Glazier was given orie-montih consecutive terms tor: > Break,, enteir and 'theft at the ■residence .of' Pieter Westerhout, RR 1, Londesboro,-. January 19; :Two counits of possessing stolen good's; • Theft, Hullett Township, Jan­ uary 19: . Driving while licence was sus­ pended.- (For this offence, Ms licence was .suspended' a further six-months). A thirty-day jail term was imposed in default of a $150 fine for dangerous driving. Jail terms will run concur- ,1’ent to the two years’ in penl-_, tentiary. Clinton Lions Club, at its regular meeting in St. Pauli’s Parish Hall, Tuesday evening, discussed the disposal and fut- / ure of the arena which the club owns on Mary Street. With the new' arena now under construc­ tion in Clinton ' • Community Park, this is the last month the Lions Arena will be used for skating and hockey. President Ken Flett announc­ ed that Bayfield was interested in. purchasing the ice making plant for ’their' arena on the ■agricultural grounds in-1' lage. The villages of Blyitih and Zurich had also been informed by" letter that the ice plant would be available this year, tor artificial ice in their arenas. The plant was not suitable to either’s requirements. Many Lions spoke of the ice plant, that it wias situll in good ■ operating condition after 15 years. The plant cost approxi- mately $23,000 in 1952 and has -had no major breakdowns. The discussion goit around, to the possibility of using the ice making plant and even the en­ tire building for curling. At present 40 Clinton men belong to and actively take part in the . .(Continued on page ten)Soil and Crop Conference Next Weekend -The second annual Hufon County Agricultural Conference will be held here Mair. 10 and 11. ( The conference’ is sponsored by the “ Huron County Soil and Crop Improvement ■ Association, the Huron County Federation of Agriculture’and the Town of Clinton. . ■ _ ’ The first ’day’s events ’ are scheduied to be held in the Clinton Legion' Hall —- a whole day set aside as a ’ pesticide .conference. Topics will include both herbicides and fungicides'. Representatives from 10 com­ panies will talk about their products and show films 'and slides.' The director of' the new pesticide laboratory, Guelph University, Dr. Richard Franks, is booked for the, afternoon program, explaining the role of chemicals in -crop production. Huron County Junior Farm­ ers’ Association are holding their drhma festival on Friday evening, March 10 in the CHSS auditorium. The second day of the con­ ference at the .high school, will see several programs carried out simultaneously. . Some of the topics to be cov­ ered will -include crop insur­ ance, unemployment insurance, hydro, .farm family operating agreements, drainage • bylaws and dairy nutrition. The monthly meeting of' Clin­ ton . Homeland School Associ­ ation was held last Thursday in the Public School Audi­ torium. Parents, were entertain­ ed with folk songs by the charming- and talented Mrs< Mary Lee James who was' ac­ companied on the guitar by her father, Mr. Hollenbeck. Clinton dentist, Dr. Graham Bowker delivered an interesting, and informative lecture con­ cerning the care and protection of children’s teeth. Coloured slides were .shown illustrating ■ various faults which could be prevented with proper care. A. short question and answer period followed the lecture. Dr. Bowker Was introduced by Al Jewson and thanked by Charles Gates. - • . The Honour Banner was pre­ sented to Mrs. Jones, kinder­ garten .teacher; 14 points being awarded for parents in attend­ ance. Attendance at the meeting was good. There will be no general, meeting during the month of March. Clinton Lions Arena man­ ager Doug Andrews is looking for ideas regarding a closing out week of adtiviitu.es ait the arena. With .the new arena and ■ community centre now under construction in" Clinton Com­ munity Park it appears as if skating and'- hockey at the old arena has come to an end. Mr. Andrews would like to arrange a full week of events from- Sunday, March 12 to Saturday, March 18. Any group or organization that would ■ like to participate Should get in'touch with the - arena manager or phone 482- 9089 or 482-6611. Local,, hockey teams are now being eliminated and public skating is wlariing, the arena manager has ice time available, for group skating parties. the teachers. John Irwin creased the juvenile lead to 4-1, then Ken Clynick got the tea­ chers other goal. Philip Burns scored his second goal and Larry Pickett completed the scoring to give the juveniles a 6-2 victory. JUVENILES: . goal Gary Black;, defence, Brad Dutot, Dean Reid, Jim Stanley, Doug Proctor; forwards, Larry Pick­ ett, Philip Burns, George Elliott, John Irwin; TEACHERS: goal, .A group of students ' from CHSS who play in the Clinton Industrial Hockey ’ League as the Juveniles took on their tea­ chers hr a benefit game tor Clinton and District Community Centre Centennial Fund last Thursday after school. Over 200 tickets were sold to students at 25 cents.each, and after, the game Gary Black handed the entire proceeds over to teacher Mait Edgar, chair­ man of the finance committee of the new community centre fund. Oh yes, the students shellack­ ed the teachers 6-2, in the game played'at Clinton Lions Arena. Teacher Vic Darasch and student Robin Gates, both qualified referees, handled the fast, rugged game. Scoring for the juveniles were Philip Burns in the first period and George Elliott in the sec­ ond; Dean Reid added another early 'in the third, then Bob Mann opened the scoring for in- Bob Welsh; Mait Edgar, Ken Cly­ nick, Robert Mann, Steve Hook, Ken Scott, Gary J’ewitt, Jerry Leeson, Don Miller, Bill Craig, Brian Heyes and Robert Eaton, coach. Community Centre Fund Gets Another' Boost 14 28 .96”Snow: 5” 34 . Rain: Show: 2” ------------------O------------------- Meals at Expo 67 snack bars average 75 cents. Resitauraent prices, „ controlled by World Ex­ hibition officiate, range fronrin- expensivo at .$1,00 to deluxie beginning at $4.50. —---------o----------- Goderich DCI Club At Drama Festival Goderich District Collegiate Institute drama dub will par­ ticipate in the third annual Col­ legiate Drama Festival tor the Huron-Perth District to be held at Stratford Northwestern Sec­ ondary School on Saturday evening, March’ 4. Goderich Collegiate will pre­ sent “Man In The Bowler Hat” by A. A. Milne. Charles Tuck is the adjudicator. --------:------o--------------- • The Pegasus Players at ' CFB Clinton desperately need an attractive young woman between the age of 18 and 30 for a part in the forthcom­ ing play “Sailor Beware” It ‘ is^not necessary to have had previous experience. If any- ■ one in Clinton is interested, would they please call Mrs.- Guthrie, 482-9800. Transpor­ tation to rehearsals could bd arranged. > -■ ■ (T s-. Legion Member Gets Centennial Button At the monthly meeting of Clinton branch of the- Royal Canadian Legion, Monday even­ ing, executive committee mem­ ber William Reid received the" first Legion ' Centennial button presented to’ a local member. This button is given to all Legionnaires 'that bring in a hew member during Centennial year. Robert Burke reported that the branch public speaking com­ petition tor public-school pupils last week".was quite successful. .Winners of drawls were:- spe­ cial draw, Mac Cameron; regu­ lar monthly draw} Harry Wat­ kins,. $35; Cliff Suridercock, $10 and Jim Armstrong, $5. ------------o— Students at CHSS sold tickets on a teacher­ student hockey game last week and turned over the $50 proceeds at the end of the game in Clinton Lions Arena last Thursday afternoon. The students won 6-2. Shown here after the game are, left to right, i Larry Pickett, Mait Edgar, chairman of the finance committee of Clinton and District Community Cen­ tre Centennial Fund; Brad Dutot; Gary Black who promoted the project, giving the envelope Contain­ ing $50 to Mr. Edgar; on the right is CHSS physical education head, Ken Clynick. The above men all par­ ticipated in the game. flYews-Bdcord Photo) Race Meet Here Wed. July 12 Clinton Turf Club has re­ ceived approval from the Canadian iStotting Association to hold a twilito race, meet here on Wednesday, July 12; The eight heat race meet in Clinton Community Park Will begin at 5:30. The .turf club members are presently selling tickets on a draw, the proceeds of which Will bo used for improvements to the turf club barn at Com­ munity Park. V will Clinton UCW Ladies in Centennial Pageant The three ladies oil the right participated in a Centennial pageant, “Vig­ nettes of the Church in Canada ~ Past, Present, Future”, at the fifth annual Huron Presbyterial meeting of United Church Women in Wingham on Tues­ day February 21. The Clinton UCW ladies admiring a century-old pram are Miss Kate McGregor, Mrs. Greta Nediger and Mrs. Douglas Andrews, right. Wingham and Clinton ladies formed the cast of the pageant. #>****’* ' Advance-Times